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Posted - 2006.11.06 16:33:00 -
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 Originally by: tiller
Edited by: tiller on 05/11/2006 17:23:02
Fellow pirates (if you are not one then plz go away)
First please excuse the rambling style of post, im a pirate not a scholar.
As most are aware the current built of Kali on test server has 'warp to 0km' in place on gates and stations. This as far as I can see is the first stage in the removal of nonconsensual PVP from eve.
Currently PVP takes place at the following locations, most likely in this order. (please feel free to comment on the order here, but from my limited experience this is the case)
----common areas----
1. On gate approach
2. On gate exit
3. On docking approach
4. In belts
----not common place----
5. On undocking
6. At POS / Outposts
7. At Planets / Moons
8. At Safespots
Now number 5 to 8 I would say are rare so those can be discounted. The proposed change in Kali means the 1st and 3rd most used areas for small scale non-consentual PVP are removed from the game. Eves possible PVP areas are in effect very limited and the change, though sounding trivial rips the PVP heart right out of eve and everything the PVP side of the game has ever meant.
Though many will adapt to the changes, I can't help that feel this is a nerf to far. The sickening thing is that CCP did not plan for people to 'insta' travel, that was a effect bought on by bookmarks through accidental use of game mechs. Now to relieve server load CCP are going to change the very core of the gameplay.
I've seen people argue in general discussion about this and say those who live for PVP need to adapt by using belts and scan probes for safes, but the targets in these areas are few and far between. Others argue that everyone uses instas anyway, again, I beg to differ.. and as I sit on gates for hours / years on end watching traffic I'm a better judge of this than your average eve pilot.
Non-consentual PVP with chance of losing what you worked for is what sets eve above all the rest and makes traveling around actually fun and challenging. Without it I'd prefer to go play WOW tbh.
Discuss.
/signed one VERY unhappy tiller.
The smart ones currently use instas. You wont have any better or worse chance of catching them in Kali than you do now. The stupid ones are probably going to continue to use autopilot. And since autopilot does NOT use the 0km rule (it warps you at 15), you will still have opportunity to catch them.
If anything, I think the 50% HP boost is going to be more problematic to killing stuff on approach to station/gate, at least for small scale pvp ops. If you dont get a web on somthing fast, its going to make it back to the gate before you can break its tank.
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